A large deciduous tree found in wet bottomland forests in the Coastal Plain. Similar to Eastern Cottonwood, but the leaves are cordate (heart-shaped) instead of deltoid (triangular).

Washington Co., NC 6/21/06.

Clarendon Co., SC 6/14/07.

Greenville, NC 11/1/05.

Bark detail of a medium-sized tree.

Greenville, NC 11/1/05.